Advance Multimedia Internet Technology BDW463AM Users Manual

User Manual

BDW463AM;BDW462AM
WiFi Combo VPN Router

CDW463AM
WiFi Combo Router

BDE460RP-001

WiFi VPN Router
BDW462AM-L

WiFi Combo Security Router

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Note:
Device is a WLAN operating in 2x2 Spatial Multiplexing/Cyclic Delay Diversity MIMO configurations
and single-stream legacy modes.

Copyright

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otherwise, without the prior written permission.

Trademarks

All products, company, brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies. They are used for identification purpose only. Specifications are subject to be changed
without prior notice.

FCC Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B d igital device
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against radio interference in a commercial environment. This equipment can generate, use and
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in
this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user, at his own
expense, will be required to take whatever measures are necessary to correct the interference.

CE Declaration of Conformity

This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN
55022/A1 Class B.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COPYRIGHT......................................................................................................................... 2

FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT........................................................... .... ........ ... .... .... .2

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................4

1.1 PACKAGE LIST........................................................ .... .... ... .... ........ .... ... .... .... .... ... .... .... .4

1.2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................ .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ... .... .... .5

CHAPTER 2. GETTING STARTED......................................................................................8

2.1 EASY SETUP BY WINDOWS UTILITY..........................................................................8

2.2 EASY SETUP BY CONFIGURING WEB PAGES.............................................. .......... 16

CHAPTER 3. MAKING CONFIGURATION........................................................................21

3.1 BASIC SETTING....................................................... .... .... ... .... .... .... ... ........ .... .... ... .... ...21

3.2 FORWARDING RULES.................................................................................. .... ... .... ...40

3.3 SECURITY SETTING.................................................... ... ........ .... .... .... ... .... .... .... ... .......43

3.4 ADVANCED SETTING ............... .... ....... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... ... ........ .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... ...59

3.5 TOOL BOX................................................................ .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... ... .... ...66

CHAPTER 4. TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................70

APPENDIX A. SPEC SUMMARY TABLE..........................................................................74

APPENDIX B. LICENSING INFORMATION...................................................................... 75

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CHAPTER 1. Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding product: BDW463AM WiFi Combo VPN
Router. This product is specifically designed for Office needs. It provides a complete solution for
Internet surfing, 3G backup, and VPN tunneling. Instructions for installing and configuring this
product can be found in this manual. Before you install and use this product, please read this
manual carefully for fully exploiting the functions of this product.

1.1 Package List

Items Description Contents Quantity

1 WiFi Combo VPN Router 1

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Power adapter 12V 2A

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CD

4 RS232-to-RJ45

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1.2 Hardware Installation

1.2.1 Hardware configuration

1.2.2 LED indicators

WAN

LAN

WLAN

LED color Description

Green
Green in flash Data access

Green

Green in flash Data access

Green

It is connected to Internet.
RJ45 cable is plugged, and Ethernet

connection is established.

WiFi is on.

3G USB

3G Express
Card

RS232-to-RJ45

Power

Green in flash Data access

Amber 3G/3.5G is on.
Amber in flash Data access
Amber Connection established
Amber in flash Data access
Amber Serial port connection established
Amber in flash Data access

Green in flash Normal mode (The power is on.)
Green in fast flash

Reset mode

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1.2.3 Installation Steps

Step 1. Attach the antenna:

Screw the antenna in a clockwise direction to the back
panel of the unit.

DO NOT connect WiFi Combo VPN Router
to power before performing the installation
steps below.

Step 2. Insert the 3G USB to the router:

Plug your USB modem which is with activated SIM
card provided by your 3G service provider.
to the USB interface.

Step 3. Connect with the Ethernet patch cable:

Insert the Ethernet cable into RJ45 Ethernet Port on
the back panel. And then plug the other end of RJ45
into the computer or Laptop computer. The LED of
Internet connection will show green color if the
Ethernet connection is normally connected.

Step 4. Connect the power adapter:

Plug the other end of the power adapter into a wall
outlet.

Step 5. Press the power button

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Step 6. Start to configure the device:

You can start to configure the device via the Easy
Setup.
(see Easy Setup Utility)

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CHAPTER 2. Getting Started

2.1 Easy Setup by Windows Utility

Step 1:

Install the Easy Setup
Utility from CD then
follow the steps to
configure it.

Step 2:

Select Language then
click “Next” to continue.

Step 3:

Then click the “Wizard”
to continue.

Or click “advanced” to
run advanced mode for
more detailed setting.
(See User Manual)

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Step 4:
Click “Next” to continue.

Step 5:

Select time zone. It can
help us to synchronize
the system time with
network time server.

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Step 6-1:

Configure the schedule
setting for Green
function. You can set
the schedule for turning
on or turning off this
device automatically.

Step 6-2:
Click SMART
Schedule setting for

Green function. The
device would check the
packet flow before the
power is turned off.
For instance, if the
router is on the sleepin g
mode, you could surf
the Internet at that time.
Afterwards, if there are
not any packet flows,
the router would be
turned off automatically.

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Step 7:

Configure your wireless
interface.

Step 8:

Insert SSID, Channel
and Security options,
and then click “Next” to
continue.

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Step 9:

Auto detect the WAN
service, just click the
[Next] button.
Or you could select the
WAN type by yourself
via select the check box
[Let me select WAN
service by myself] Æ
jump to Step 10.

Step 10:

Select the WAN type by
yourself. You can get
this information by
asking your ISP.

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Step 11-1：

Select “Auto-Detection”,
and the Utility will try to
detect and configure
the required 3G service
settings automatically.
Click “Next” to continue.

Default PIN Code is
empty, if you have PIN
Code, you must enter it.
For example “0000”. If
no, just Click “Next” to
continue.

Step 11-2：

Or you can select
“Manual” and manually
fill in the required 3G
service settings
provided by your ISP.
Click “Next” to continue.

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Step 12：

The WiFi Combo VPN
Router is rebooted to
make your entire
configuration take
effect.

Step 13：

Click “Next” to test the
Internet connection.

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Step 14：
Click “Next” to test

WAN Networking
service or you can
ignore test.

Step 15：

Congratulations!
Setup is completed.
Now you have already
connected to Internet
successfully.

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2.2 Easy Setup by Configuring Web Pages

You can also browse UI of the web to configure the device.

Browse to Activate the Setup Wizard

Type in the IP Address
(http://192.168.123.254

Type the default
password ‘admin’ in the
System Password and
then click ‘login’ button.

Select “Wizard” for basic
settings in simple way.

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Press “Next” to start the
Setup Wizard.

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Configure with the Setup Wizard

Step 1:

Setup login password.
Enter your system
password.

Step 2:

Select Time Zone.

Step 3:

Setup Wan Type.

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Step 4:

Select the WAN type you
would like to use.

If you select “3G Mobile
Service, please jump to
step 5-1. However, if you
click “Fixed Network
Service, please jump to

step 5-2.

Step 5-1:

Set up 3G Dial-up profile.

Step 5-2:

Select WAN type by
yourself. Afterwards,
please fill in necessary
information.

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Step 6:

Set up your Wireless
Settings.
Type your network ID in
the blank of SSID.

Step 7:

You could choose
whether to configure
Sleep Mode. If you would
like to trigger the sleep
mode, please click “YES”.
If not, please click “NO”
and jump to step 8.

Step 8

Configure the schedule
setting for Green function.
You can set the schedule
for turning on or turning
off this device
automatically.
As for the Smart
Schedule, the device
would check the packet
flow before the power is
turned off.
For instance, if the router
is on the sleeping mode,
you could surf the Internet
at that time. Afterwards, if
there are not any packet
flows, the router would be
turned off automatically.

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Step 9:

Confirm the information
you set up in User
Interface. If it is correct,
please click ‘Apply
settings’.

Step 10:

Click Finish to complete it.

Step 11:

The system is restarting
to make sure your
configuration take effect.

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CHAPTER 3. Making Configuration

Whenever you want to configure your network or this device, you can access the
Configuration Menu by opening the web-browser and typing in the IP Address of the
device. The default IP Address is: 192.168.123.254.

Enter the default password “admin” in the System Password and then click ‘login’ button.

Afterwards, select ‘Advanced’ indicated in the user interface for further configuring this
device. In the “Advanced” page, it could be categorized four sections, respectively Basic
Setting, Forwarding Rules, Security Setting, and Advanced Setting.

3.1 Basic Setting

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3.1.1 Green Function

1. Standby mode: The device will be automatically switched into standby mode if
there are no packets in ten minutes.

2. Sleep mode: End user can not use Internet when the device is in sleep mode.

3. Smart Schedule: The device would check the packet flow before the power is
turned off. For instance, if the router is on the sleeping mode, you could surf the
Internet at that time. Afterwards, if there are not any packet flows, the router
would be turned off aut omatically.

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3.1.2 Primary Setup

First of all, you are supposed to select the WAN type and then configure the setting.

A. 3G

For 3G WAN Networking. The WAN fields may not be necessary for your connection. The
information on this page w ill only be used w hen your serv ice provide r requires y ou to ente r
a User Name and Password to connect with the 3G network.
Please refer to your documentation or service provider for additional information.

1. LAN IP Address: The local IP address of this device. The computer on your network
must use the LAN IP address of this device as their Default Gateway . You can change it
if necessary.

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2. 3G Failover: When the 3G connection is interrupted, the connection of router would
automatically shift to wired line.

3. WAN Type: WAN connection type of your ISP. You can click WAN Type co mbo button
to choose a correct one from the following options:

4. APN: Enter the APN for your PC card here.(Optional)

5. Pin Code: Enter the Pin Code for your SIM card. (Optional)

6. Dial-Number: This field should not be altered except when req uired by your service
provider.

7. Account: Enter the new User Name for your PC card here, you can contact to your ISP
to get it. (Optional)

8. Password: Enter the new Password for your PC card here, you can contact to your ISP
to get it. (Optional)

9. Authentication: Choose your authentication.

10. Primary DNS: This feature allows you to assign a Primary DNS Server, contact to your
ISP to get it. (Optional)

11. Sec ondary DNS: This feature allows yo u to assign a Se condary DNS Server , you can
contact to your ISP to get it. (Optional)

12. Connection Control: Select your connection control. There are 3 modes t o selec t :

Connect-on-demand: The device will link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing
packets.
Auto Reconnect (Always-on): The device will link with ISP until the connection is
established.
Manually: The device will not make the link until someone clicks the connect-button

in the Status-page.

10. Maximum Idle Time: The time of no activity to disconnect your 3G session. Set it to

zero or enable “Auto-reconnect” to disable this feature. If Auto-reconnect is enabled, this

device will connect with ISP automatically after system is restarted or connection is

dropped.

11. Keep Alive: This feature must collocate with the function "Auto" of "Auto Connect".
Enable it to keep the connection always be established.

Use Ping: Keep connection alive by sending ICMP ping request to specified IP

address

Use LCP Echo Request: Keep connection alive by sending LCP echo request,

unless you know the detailed or not change the default value.

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